In Bakan District in western Cambodia there is sacred shire that thousands of people give offering too each day. It is one of the most significant spirit beings which Khmer people revere and worship. The name is “Neak Taa Klang Meung”. It is a ancestral and territorial spirit.
The origins of this spirit are actually in a natural man who was a
kruu. Kruu are a kind of shaman and spirit medium. Though Klang Meung
was a regular citizen, not an official or military officer, he was a
person who interacted with the spirits. They year was around 1500.
During those days the Khmer Empire, which had once dominate in the
region, was in decline and Siam (present day Thailand) was surging.
They invaded much of northern Cambodia and most of Pursat province was
also under their control. Klang Meung hated that his people and nation
were in decline and put into servanthood under the Siamese army. Yet,
he didn’t see any way that Cambodia could defeat them.
Then the demons gave him an idea. There were thousands of wandering
ghosts and while it seemed impossible that Thailand could be defeated in
the physical realm, they were convinced that the Thai army could be
defeated in the spiritual realm. Yet, Klang Meung could not accomplish
this from using sorcery , he would have to become a ghost himself. He
would then convince the wandering ghosts to cause the Thai soldiers to
become sick and fearful. Then the Cambodian’s could defeat them in
their weakness.
So, he developed a plan where he could commit suicide along with his
family and then go and lead the ghost army to defeat Thailand. This was
not a spontaneous decision, but a decision in which was carefully
calculated. He dug a large pit and planted spikes at the bottom of the
pit. He made a small fence around the pit, which would be his grave.
He then convinced his entire family, including his wife and brothers to
join him in this suicidal venture. His wife was also seven months
pregnant, thus her child would be killed as well. Amongst “munakum” (witchcraft rituals) he and his family approached the pit and one by one jumped to their deaths.
It is said that over the next few years, from 1510-1515 Neak Ta Klang
Meung lead an army of ghosts to wage war on the Siamese army. He is
worshiped today, especially by military for his courage and even today
soldier ask for his help in defeating the enemies of the Khmer. He is a
national hero and deity.
Historically, it is interesting to note that the Thai armies did not
retreat until the French came to Indochina and in a land trade gave
parts of two other provinces to Thailand in exchange for the provinces
of northwest Cambodia. The year was 1907.
If there ever was doubt that a spirit of death ruled Cambodia, this
should be adequate evidence that the spirit of death is real. The
ritual site of Neak Taa Klang Meugn is in the very area is where Noit
was held during the Khmer Rouge. Here, at the hands of the Khmer people
hundreds of thousands of people were massacred. Noit recalls that
every field and every roadside ditch was littered with the decomposing
bodies of her countrymen and family. Death, indeed, reigned supreme.
Today, however, there is another genocide taking place quietly. The
genocide of abortion. It is interesting to see that Klang Meung’s wife
killed herself at seven months pregnant, thus killing her unborn child.
In Cambodia each year as many as 60,000 or more babies are aborted.
There are more abortion services in Cambodia then medical facilities
which can fix a broken bone. Every district in the nation, and even
most villages, have access to inexpensive or free abortions.
The Freedom Walk to me, which goes directly through the area of Neak
Taa Klang Meung is just as much a walk of life as it is a remembrance of
the suffering of my wife. Everything my wife and I do, we do to bring
life into this nation ravaged by death.
Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10).
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សំរាប់ មហាជន ខ្មែរ ជុំវិញ ពិភពលោក
សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ជា មនុស្ស របស់ ហ៊ុន សែន, ល្មម ឈប់ ក្អេងក្អាង ដូច ក្អាត់ ក្នុង ក្អម ទៀត ទៅ ព្រោះ តុលាការ អន្តរជាតិ ICC បានទាត់ចោលហើយ ពាក្យបណ្តឹង ក្លែង របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា តំាង ពី ខែ តុលា ១០, ២០១២ ម៉្លេះ។
ពាក្យបណ្តឹង របស់់ ចលនា អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ ខ្មែរ នោះ ជា ទង្វើ បំភាន់ ភ្នែក មហាជនខ្មែរ ដែល ខ្វះ វិភាគ ព្រោះ ខ្លឹមសារ របស់ ពាក្យបណ្តឹង ក្លែង ប្តឹង ហ៊ុន សែន នោះ ត្រឹមជា របាយការ ម្រៀលៗ កំប៉ិតឡិត គ្មាន តំលៃ អ្វី សូម្បីបន្តិច។
សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ត្រូវតែ ឈប់ បោកប្រាស់ បែបស៊ីឡាក់ លុយ ញើសឈាម របស់ មហាជនខ្មែរ សំដៅ បំពេញ ប្រយោជ ផ្ទាល់ ទៀត ទៅ ព្រោះ មហាជន ខ្មែរ បច្ចុប្បន្ន ចេះវិភាគ ណាស់ គ្មានល្ងង់ ទេ , ចំណែក អំពើលាមក ថោកទាប របស់ សេរី រដ្ឋា លែងអាច បិទបាំង ទៀតហើយ ក្រសែភ្នែក មហាជន ខ្មែរ!!
អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ ខ្មែរ របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ពិតជា អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ យួន បំរើ ពួកកញ្ជះយួន និង យួន! ជាក់ស្តែង សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា អូសល្បែង ជាមួយ ហ៊ុន សែន រុញ ម៉ម សុណង់ដូ ចូលគុក ជាង កន្លះ ឆ្នាំ និង ថ្មីៗ នេះ បានរាយការ រុញ ខ្មែរ កម្ពុជាក្រោម នៅ ថៃ ចំនួន ៦ នាក់ អោយ ហ៊ុន សែន ដាក់គុក !
សូម រាល់ មហាជនខ្មែរ ជាពិសេស មហាជនខ្មែរ កម្ពុជាក្រោម នៅ សហរដ្ឋ និង នៅ ថៃ ត្រូវតែ ប្រយត្ន រាល់ទង្វើ ខួរ សត្វ របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា !!
Larry Kong
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សូមតបទៅបុគ្គល10:51PM,ដែលចោទគេឯងថាជាកញ្ជៈយួនហើយព្រហើនហ៊ានលួចយកឈ្មោះខ្ញុំ Larry Kong មកបន្លំពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរថាខ្ញុំជាអ្នកនិយាយនេះគឺមិនពិតទេ...ជនដែលនិយាយលួចយកឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំមកប្រើបង្ខូចនេះគឺពិតជាជនកំសាកហើយថោកទាបជាទីបំផុត។ ជនដែលលួចឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំខាងលើនេះ...ខ្ញុំអាចស្គាល់មុខថាជានណារួចហើយ? តាមមើលទៅឆ្កែឆ្កួតមួយក្បាលនេះបន្ទាប់ពីខំនិយាយបំផុសបំផុលនិងបំបែកបំបាក់សកម្មជនចលនាអំណាចពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរមិនបានហើយគ្មាននណាគេយកត្រចៀកស្តាប់ក្រោយមកក៏នឹកឃើញរឿងលួចយកឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំមកសរសេរបន្លំថាខ្ញុំជាអ្នកសរេសេរនូវអត្ថបទមួយនេះ...សូមបញ្ជាក់ថាសកម្មភាពរំដោះស្រុករបស់ចលនាអំណាចពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរនៅតែបោះជំហ៊ានទៅមុខជានិច្ចហើយជំហរអ្នកគាំទ្រទូទាំងពិភពលោកនៅតែរឹងមាំហើយមានអ្នកគាំទ្រកាន់តែច្រើនឡើងថែមទៀត។ ពីខ្ញុំ ប្រធានសាខាចលនាអំណាចពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរប្រចាំរដ្ឋCA,
សំរាប់ មហាជន ខ្មែរ ជុំវិញ ពិភពលោក
សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ជា មនុស្ស របស់ ហ៊ុន សែន, ល្មម ឈប់ ក្អេងក្អាង ដូច ក្អាត់ ក្នុង ក្អម ទៀត ទៅ ព្រោះ តុលាការ អន្តរជាតិ ICC បានទាត់ចោលហើយ ពាក្យបណ្តឹង របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា តំាង ពី ខែ តុលា ១០, ២០១២ ម៉្លេះ។
ពាក្យបណ្តឹង របស់់ ចលនា អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ ខ្មែរ នោះ ជា ទង្វើ បំភាន់ ភ្នែក មហាជនខ្មែរ ដែល ខ្វះ វិភាគ ព្រោះ ខ្លឹមសារ របស់ ពាក្យបណ្តឹង ប្តឹង ហ៊ុន សែន នោះ ត្រឹមជា របាយការ ម្រៀលៗ កំប៉ិតឡិត គ្មាន តំលៃ អ្វី សូម្បីបន្តិច។
សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ត្រូវតែ ឈប់ បោកប្រាស់ បែបស៊ីឡាក់ លុយ ញើសឈាម របស់ មហាជនខ្មែរ សំដៅ បំពេញ ប្រយោជ ផ្ទាល់ ទៀត ទៅ ព្រោះ មហាជន ខ្មែរ បច្ចុប្បន្ន ចេះវិភាគ ណាស់ គ្មានល្ងង់ ទេ , ចំណែក អំពើលាមក ថោកទាប របស់ សេរី រដ្ឋា លែងអាច បិទបាំង ទៀតហើយ ក្រសែភ្នែក មហាជន ខ្មែរ!!
អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ ខ្មែរ របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា ពិតជា អំណាច ពលរដ្ឋ យួន បំរើ ពួកកញ្ជះយួន និង យួន! ជាក់ស្តែង សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា អូសល្បែង ជាមួយ ហ៊ុន សែន រុញ ម៉ម សុណង់ដូ ចូលគុក ជាង កន្លះ ឆ្នាំ និង ថ្មីៗ នេះ បានរាយការ រុញ ខ្មែរ កម្ពុជាក្រោម នៅ ថៃ ចំនួន ៦ នាក់ អោយ ហ៊ុន សែន ដាក់គុក !
សូម រាល់ មហាជនខ្មែរ ជាពិសេស មហាជនខ្មែរ កម្ពុជាក្រោម នៅ សហរដ្ឋ និង នៅ ថៃ ត្រូវតែ ប្រយត្ន រាល់ទង្វើ ខួរ សត្វ របស់ សួន សេរី រដ្ឋា !!
Dakta Kleing Meurng is only a fictional story.
Khmer Democrat, or anyone else for that matter
should and must not peggibag on it for any personal agenda.
All khmers need to stop in believing in such a superstition. Life is about 'cause affect', what you do is what you get. Khmers used to be brainwashed by the monarchy, making them to believe that they are children of god and where peasants ough to be their slaves. People began to believe in mountain god and magic and curses. At one point, where a husband had to kill a three months pregnant wife in believing that the fetal would help him to be great and powerful (sic!) that why srok khmer is the way it is today. Probably all of those dead souls are trying to punish srok khmer and its evil people who were involved in such crimes against humanity ( a life for a life).
Imagine those perpetrators kept on reproducing it offspring, they became the evil's children wouldn't it? no wonder, god put a blind on Cambodia, if not, why is srok khmer the way it is today and why others are so successful? because they believed in the true god not the god of the jungle. The true god loves what is 'right and just' not murder to gain power or previleges etc. To win people's heart is to love, be loyaled, be prepared to do anything for its nation and country etc (not for personal interest but national interesst always). So, wake up everyone!!!
"Klaing" is an official title - Klaing Moeung was probably the Treasurer for the king at the time. The same for "Kralahom" Kong. Kralahom would be "minister of the realm". officials din't have to know zilch about economics/warfare/management to receive a royal appointment. Well i guess time hasn't changed that much has it?
[cntd] A khmer pastor told me he bought real cheap land that once had bodies of victims of the KR everywhere. no one would dare walk across, let alone build houses in that place. A glorious church now stands there. My pastor friend said others may be afraid but for us christians we're not intimidated by wandering souls and ghosts. No one touches Jesus' people. Amen to that brother!
1:19 PM,
YOU can claim practically anything you want to.
But the facts are some Jesus people, such as the
Catholic Vietnamese are land expansionists, theives, liars and killers.
Ask YOUR God to punish them.
This article is such a fresh air!
Base on my understanding of this article point out two most important things! The first is the killing of unborn baby. The second is the quality of Khmer leadership.
Under AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave regime dirt poor Cambodian people are tricked into having family planning which involved the killing of their unborn babies as a way to escape poverty! How on Earth somebody can kill a baby and have a better life? Tell me. Why the fucken family planning and why not prevention? Take away corruption, take dictatorship, take away land eviction, take away cronyism, take away the disinformation and misinformation...and Cambodian people would have a better life.
As for Khmer leadership in the past the Khmer leaders are willing to risk everything for the well-being of Khmer people and the country. Now in 2013 and since 1979 Khmer leaders are willing to be slave, traitor, and killer to others just to be a leader over their own Khmer people. This is such a shame and there is no comparison in the modern world!
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